SCARLET AURA Release Powerful Rock Reinterpretation of ‘Noi suntem români’, Feat. Ovidiu Anton

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With Romania’s National Day as inspiration, Scarlet Aura unveils a stirring rock reinterpretation of the symbolic anthem “Noi suntem români”, featuring one of the most iconic voices of Romanian rock, Ovidiu Anton.

Keeping the original spirit and message at its core, Scarlet Aura brings new strength to the song through their modern rock identity — emotional, bold, and deeply rooted in Romanian heritage.

The track also includes a warm, heartfelt moment performed by Sofia, whose young voice adds a unique layer of brightness and sensitivity to this special version.

Released on December 1st, the song is accompanied by the official music video, filmed in a cinematic, symbolic visual style that blends contemporary aesthetics with subtle elements of Romanian identity.

“This piece is our tribute to Romania and to all Romanians everywhere — at home and across the world. We’re honored to have Ovidiu Anton with us, and Sofia’s moment brings emotional depth that completes the message,” says Scarlet Aura.

“Noi suntem români – Scarlet Aura feat. Ovidiu Anton” is now available on all major digital platforms, and the official music video can be viewed on the band’s YouTube channel.

Stream here: http://scarletaura.lnk.to/Noi-suntem-romani

With the start of December, Scarlet Aura also marks the official beginning of the Rock Your Christmas Tour – now in its second edition. This holiday tour brings to the stage powerful rock versions of the most beloved international Christmas songs, creating a show filled with emotion, high energy, and true Christmas magic.

Confirmed shows:

Fans will enjoy live rock renditions of classics such as Jingle Bell Rock, Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, Feliz Navidad, All I Want for Christmas Is You, Happy Xmas, along with this year’s special surprise, performed in the unmistakable Scarlet Aura style.

The tour once again highlights the band’s identity as the angels of Romanian rock, bringing authentic energy and a deep emotional connection to audiences during one of the most meaningful times of the year.

MILWAUKEE METAL FESTIVAL 2026 Adds KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, MASTER, INTERNAL BLEEDING + More to Lineup

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Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 is pleased to now welcome KILLSWITCH as the second headliner for next year! In addition, the festival has previously added MASTER, INTERNAL BLEEDING + INTEGRITY to the lineup!

Also on the bill are headliners ACID BATH as well as IRON REAGAN, MORTA SKULD, BELUSHI SPEEDBALL and 75 other bands yet to be announced! 

Festival co-organizer Jamey Jasta comments, “Having just toured the UK with Killswitch Engage and having known them for 30+ years it’s awesome to see them at the height of their powers headlining Wembley arena and now Milwaukee Metal Fest as well! This will be the best weekend ever” 

The festival will now take place June 5 – 7, 2026, with the pre-party kicking off on June 4! The festival will take place once again at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom. Early bird tickets can be found HERE.

Stay tuned for the next wave of bands – you don’t wanna miss this!

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NECROPHESY Unleash Debut Single ‘The Shroud of Death Unveiled’

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Swedish death metal force NECROPHESY have unleashed their crushing new single, “The Shroud of Death Unveiled”. The single was released on November 28th, 2025, via Non Serviam Records. We kindly ask you to include this release in your upcoming publications. The band is also available for interviews, and we welcome your reviews, feedback and coverage.

Resurrected from the ashes of the past, NECROPHESY delivers a masterclass in Swedish Death Metal. With a lineup featuring veterans from Lord Belial, Setherial, Decameron and Dissection, “The Shroud of Death Unveiled” combines hellish vocals with a perfect match of raw aggression and technical precision.

This single serves as the first strike before their upcoming EP, planned for early 2026.

Stream / Purchase “The Shroud of Death Unveiled” here:

Single Credits
Song: The Shroud of Death Unveiled
Music: Thomas Backelin
Lyrics: Göran Setitus
Production: Recorded and produced by Necrophesy.
Mixed and Mastered: Göran Setitus.
Cover Art: Mike Hrubovcak
Logo: Gerrit Rijken

Spawned from the darkness in 2005, the entity originally known as Fleshbound was conjured by Thomas and Micke Backelin, architects of the legendary Lord Belial. Seeking to expand their sonic dominance, they enlisted the subterranean rumble of Kamal Söder. Yet, the time was not right. The beast was shackled, forced into a premature slumber, and buried in the silence of the void for years… waiting.
But true evil never dies; it only waits to be summoned. Decades later, Thomas broke the seal and resurrected the project from the grave. To drive the resurrection, Tobias Kellgren was recruited to hammer the war drums of hell, while the prodigal bassist Kamal Söder returned to reclaim his place in the shadows.
As the music began to mutate and blacken, the moniker evolved. First rising as Necrotic Prophesy before shedding its skin to reveal its final, lethal form: NECROPHESY.
The ritual was nearly complete, save for a voice to command the chaos. Göran Setitus answered the call, bringing with him a vocal delivery dredged from the deepest pits of the underworld. The pact was sealed. With the lineup now cemented in blood and iron, the silence has been broken.
The real devastation has finally begun.

NECROPHESY are:
Thomas Backelin – Guitar (Lord Belial)
Göran Setitus – Vocals (ex-Setherial)
Tobias Kellgren – Drums (ex-Swordmaster, ex-Dissection, ex-Decameron)
Kamal Söder – Bass

Follow NECROPHESY online
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/necrophesyofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/necrophesy/

THE MAGUS Denounce False Prophets with New Track ‘Pseudoprophetae’

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The Magus, the Luciferian project helmed by Necromantia co-founder and ex-Rotting Christ musician, has revealed the first single from the forthcoming second album, “Daemonosophia”. The crushing track, “Pseudoprophetae”, is streaming now and offers the first taste of the album’s promised “more vengeful” sound. 

Order the track on digital platforms: https://thecirclemusic.lnk.to/Pseudoprophetae

Speaking about the thematic depth of the new track, The Magus offered the following insight:

“The song is about false prophets, false messiahs, fake sorcerers and liars. For those who lie on purpose to serve their pathetic needs and for those who are so entangled in their lies that they perceive them as truth. In all levels…“

“Daemonosophia”, the follow-up to “ΒΥΣΣΟΔΟΜΩΝΤΑΣ” is set to be released on 20 February 2026 via The Circle Music and is available to pre-order in CD and vinyl formats, along with a limited luxurious box set and merch bundles, here.

The Magus previously revealed that the new album promises a more aggressive and dynamic sound than the previous album, “ΒΥΣΣΟΔΟΜΩΝΤΑΣ”, while keeping the devouring dark atmosphere the project’s music is known for. The album’s sound has some unexpected and diabolically diverse moments that will make listeners feel uneasy.

For the album cover art, The Magus collaborated with Mexican artist Nestor Avalos, known for his work with numerous bands, including Exodus, Deicide and Rotting Christ. The artwork is an Infernal Triptych that portrays six infernal entities: Lucifer/Samael, Leviathan/Tiamat, and Belial/Satan. Nestor created a majestic painting of infernal wisdom and occult meanings, giving prominence to the Luciferian tradition and the music of the album.

Tracklist: 
0. Pater Noster
1. Pseudoprophetae
2. Daemonosophia
3. The six in three is all One
4. The Era of Lucifer Rising
5. Magia Obscura 
6. Amelia 
7. The Chapel of Iniquities 
8. The Pact
9. La Llorona Negra

The Magus was formed in 2022, following the dissolution of the legendary Greek black metal band Necromantia, which The Magus co-founded. He decided to end Necromantia after the death of his bandmate Baron Blood in 2019, releasing a final album, “To the Depths We Descend”, in 2021 as a tribute. For this new project, The Magus brought in long-time collaborators El on guitars and Maelstrom on drums.

The Magus online
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/themagus666
Website: https://www.themagus666.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themagus666
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themagus_666/
Bandcamp: https://necromantiathemagus.bandcamp.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/03nL7JCSHJeOEl9uBHXGK3

WARAHRAN Channel the Chaos of Life in Iran on Debut Album “Midnight Fire”

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Artwork by Zeynab Keshavarz

Eight-track extreme metal release blends black metal, death metal, and progressive elements to explore the psychological and historical dimensions of war.

Iranian extreme metal duo Warahran has released its debut full-length album, Midnight Fire, an eight-track onslaught that captures the volatility, contradiction, and emotional turbulence of life in Iran. Combining black metal ferocity, death-metal brutality, progressive unpredictability, and modern breakdowns, Midnight Fire presents a sonic landscape shaped by the pressure and instability of daily reality.

Stream/Download the album here: https://fanlink.tv/warahran-mf

The album opens with “Eternal Nightmare,” a track that sets the tone for Warahran’s genre-blending approach. An unorthodox progressive intro gives way to a blast of classic black metal riffing, followed by a jarring breakdown and a shift into atmospheric clean guitars, an early display of the album’s constant movement between violence and vulnerability. Throughout the record, Warahran threads together tremolo-driven black metal, old-school death metal, thrash energy, and deathcore-esque heaviness, creating a sound that is both chaotic and meticulously crafted.

“Midnight Fire reflects the feeling of living in a place where everything can change in an instant,” says guitarist/vocalist Ario. “We wanted the music to mirror the emotional shifts around us. Fear, defiance, loneliness, rage. These contradictions shape the way we write.”

Lyrically, Midnight Fire centers on different faces of war. The album’s name references the paradox of nighttime warfare—an environment engulfed in darkness yet illuminated by the fire of conflict. Tracks like “Hills of Corpses” dive into the visceral horror of combat, drawing from the grotesque intensity of classic death metal lyricism. In contrast, the closing track “Ten Thousand Immortals” shifts toward historical reflection, honoring the elite Persian Immortals of the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BCE), the first great Iranian empire and a defining golden age in Iranian history.

With its blend of historical imagery, personal experience, and unrestrained musical aggression, Midnight Fire stands as a rare and uncompromising portrait of contemporary Iranian life through the lens of extreme metal.

Midnight Fire tracklist:
​
01 – Eternal Nightmare
02 – Forced by Hate
03 – Midnight Fire
04 – Flowered Field
05 – Hills of Corpses
06 – Rise Together
07 – Betrayer
08 – Ten Thousand Immortals

Warahran is an Iranian extreme metal band formed in 2024. From dark melodies and shrieking screams to crushing breakdowns and fast paced riffs, their music is a black-metal-leaning mixture of many genres including death metal, thrash metal, progressive and many more. The war centered lyrics paint an image of battle scenes using sounds. Warahran is more than the sum of its members. We are Warahran. 

Warahran Are:
​​Ario Khalili – Vocalist, Guitarist, Composer
Sevda Fadakar – Bassist, Composer
​
​”Midnight Fire” Credits:
Artwork and Logo: Zeynab Keshavarz
Production: Mohsen Hakimizadeh
Recording: Kook Studio and Mohsen Hakimizadeh
Composition: Warahran

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warahranband

5RAND Celebrate Release of New Album “Ordhalia” with Video for Title Track

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5RAND have released their brand new album “Ordhalia”, out now via Art Gates Records.

To celebrate this milestone, the Italian band has unveiled the official video for the title track, a fierce centerpiece that captures the record’s darkest emotional core. “Ordhalia” expands 5RAND’s signature blend of modern metal intensity and cinematic melancholy, driven by angular riffs, relentless rhythms and Julia Elenoir’s striking dual vocals. The new album marks the band’s most ambitious and immersive work to date, offering a powerful journey through introspection, resilience and transformation.

“Ordhalia” was produced by Marco Mastrobuono (Fleshgod Apocalypse, Hour Of Penance) and mastered by Jens Bogren (Kreator, Opeth).

Album tracklist:

1. Lullaby for the Broken
2. Bloodlife
3. Ordhalia
4. The Nihilist (feat. M. Silvestro / Fear Factory)
5. Double Bind
6. Turbid
7. Ritual of Silence
8. Lethargy
9. Resurge in Death
10. Silent Line

Hailing from Rome, Italy, 5RAND builds on a punishing modern metal foundation, layered with the cinematic depth of melodic death metal, creating an intense and emotionally immersive soundscape. Fronted by the dynamic dual vocals of Julia Elenoir – shifting seamlessly from visceral growls to haunting clean melodies – the band has carved out a distinctive place in the modern metal scene.

Founded by Pierluigi Carocci (guitar), Acey Guns (bass), Andrea De Carolis (drums), and Elenoir (vocals), 5RAND first made waves with their debut “Sacred/Scared”, followed by the critically acclaimed “Dark Mother”. The band has since toured extensively across Europe, sharing the stage with iconic acts such as Dark Tranquillity, Vader, Butcher Babies, Infected Rain, and many others.

In 2025, 5RAND will unveil their most ambitious work to date – a bold new album mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, featuring a powerful guest appearance by the new Fear Factory vocalist, Milo Silvestro. This upcoming release signals a sonic evolution: darker, more introspective, and conceptually daring.

The band’s name, drawn from a chance encounter with a shaman and a South African 5 Rand coin, symbolizes unexpected paths and transformative experiences. Their music explores themes of identity, emotional detachment, philosophy, and human resilience, all woven together through a multidisciplinary artistic vision that spans both sound and visuals.

Line-up:

Julia Elenoir – Voice
Pierluigi Carocci – Guitar
Acey Guns – Bass
Andrea De Carolis – Drums

https://www.instagram.com/5RAND_official
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https://5rand.net/